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The World in 2050

How to Think About the Future

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The World in 2050

Written by: Hamish McRae
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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Bloomsbury presents The World in 2050 by Hamish McRae, read by Gordon Griffin.

A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force' – Tim Harford
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A bold and illuminating vision of the future, from one of Europe’s foremost speakers on global trends in economics, business and society

What will the world look like in 2050? How will complex forces of change – demography, the environment, finance, technology and ideas about governance – affect our global society? And how, with so many unknowns, should we think about the future?

One of Europe’s foremost voices on global trends in economics, business and society, Hamish McRae takes us on an exhilarating journey through the next thirty years. Drawing on decades of research, and combining economic judgement with historical perspective, Hamish weighs up the opportunities and dangers we face, analysing the economic tectonic plates of the past and present in order to help us chart a map of the future.

A bold and vital vision of our planet, The World in 2050 is an essential projection for anyone worried about what the future holds. For if we understand how our world is changing, we will be in a better position to secure our future in the decades to come.©2022 Hamish McRae (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Economics Future Studies Social Sciences
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Critic Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE WORLD IN 2050: A dazzling history of the future – Hamish McRae has given us a tour de force.
Wholeheartedly recommended … exceptionally stimulating … a cornucopia of well-reasoned, insightful analysis. (Ian Harwood)
Exceptionally wide ranging, deeply thoughtful and well written ... We cannot predict the future, but fortunately we can read Hamish McRae’s masterful analysis to anticipate, understand and shape it.
Looking into the future takes courage and insight and fortunately Hamish McRae has both. In this engrossing book, he draws on a wealth of research to examine the great trends that are shaping our world and help us to understand where we are going (Margaret MacMillan)
Praise for The World in 2020:

Each page bristles with insights. Everybody who is thoughtful about the future should read this book
A rare combination of economics, political judgement and human values (Anthony Sampson)
Brings together a wealth of information, sound judgements and an eye for telling detail
The best topographical survey of the world’s economic landscape that I have read
Thoughtful, sensible, and extremely well-written
All stars
Most relevant
The author tells us mostly what we already know. Those who read a bit on current affairs and history would have nothing new to glean from this book.
But the author does stay honest and says that wars or pandemics or any other human stupidities can throw most reasonable predictions out of the window.

Sadly, like most of Europe and North America, the author vastly underestimates the problems of the jihadi mentality of the immigrants flooding these countries. Integration is a stupid dream. Their future will look a lot like Lebanon. Sadly, it was preventable.

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